This is taking place in a few minutes!

Today, Monday, July 28, which is Rosh Chodesh Av, Jews around the world are being encouraged to recite the Shema at 12:00 noon, EST, 7:00am PST, which is 7:00pm in Israel.

The goal is to have one million Jews around the world all reciting the Shema at the same time. The power of the prayer being recited spontaneously by Jews all over the world is intended to help bring success to Israel’s effort to protect itself from the extreme dangers being directed at it, and to create a cocoon of safety and protection of all Israelis who serve to protect the Jewish homeland.

Here is a link to the text of Shema in Hebrew – http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/706163/jewish/In-Hebrew.htm

Here is a link to the text of Shema transliterated to English http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/282822/jewish/Transliteration.htm